Addenbrooke's patients are taking part in a new BBC series which starts tonight, using the latest in augmented reality to give them a unique look inside their bodies.
In this ground-breaking series, TV presenter Kate Garraway meets patients with everyday medical conditions and together with some of the top doctors in the UK, guides them through an immersive journey inside their own bodies to help better understand their illness.
26 million people in the UK have a long-term medical condition and for many, those conditions feel hidden and invisible to the naked eye.
Now, using the latest technology, this BBC 2 programme shows patients what is happening inside their bodies, so they can understand their condition better.
The results are a series of extraordinary medical consultations, allowing patients and viewers to grasp how these common medical complaints develop, how they can affect everyday lives and how they can be treated.
Two episodes in the series will feature patients from Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) and their consultants.
One will focus on breast cancer, with Jean Abraham, professor of precision breast cancer medicine and honorary consultant in medical oncology at CUH.
The second will focus on a stroke patient, with Dr Yogish Joshi, a neuroradiologist at CUH.
Tonight, the first patient into the programme's 'Imaging Clinic' is fashion influencer Hilda, from London, who has a serious case of fibroids, non-cancerous growths on the womb that affect 40% of women of childbearing age.
In an emotional moment, Hilda encounters startling images of her condition, one of the worst cases her consultant, Mr. Stephen Quinn from Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, has ever seen. For Hilda, surgery is the only option, but it isn’t without risk in a case this severe.
For more details about the series click here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00151jb (opens in a new tab)